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Let $\lambda$ be a cardinal, and $S\subset \lambda^+$ be stationary. A $\diamondsuit^+(S)$-sequence is a sequence $\langle \mathcal{A}_\alpha\mid \alpha\in S\rangle$ such that each $\mathcal{A}_\alpha\subset P(\alpha)$ and $|\mathcal{A}_\alpha|\leq \lambda$, and for all $A\subset \lambda^+$, there is a club $C\subset \lambda^+$ such that for all $\alpha\in C\cap S$, $A\cap \alpha\in \mathcal{A}_\alpha$ and $C\cap \alpha\in \mathcal{A}_\alpha$.

I saw it mentioned that under PFA, $\diamondsuit^+(E^{\omega_2}_{\omega_1})$ holds, where $E^{\omega_2}_{\omega_1}=\{ \alpha\in \omega_2\mid \mathrm{cf}(\alpha)=\omega_1\}$, but I don't have the reference for this. I wonder if anyone has obtained more results about the diamonds at $\omega_2$ that hold under PFA, and if they are optimal in any sense.

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  • $\begingroup$ I believe you can find a proof in Foreman and Magidor, "Large cardinals and definable counterexamples to CH". $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 13 at 11:43

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See Theorem 7.13 of Baumgartner's paper ``Applications of the proper forcing axiom''. Indeed as it is stated there, we will need less to get the conclusion.

Theorem. Assume weak Kurepa hypothesis fails and $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$. Then $\Diamond^+(E^{\omega_2}_{\omega_1})$ holds.

Also note that $2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_2$ implies $\Diamond(E^{\omega_2}_{\omega})$.

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    $\begingroup$ Can you include the statement of the theorem? $\endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Commented Dec 14 at 13:12
  • $\begingroup$ @AsafKaragila I added the statement. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 15 at 5:16

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